lilt

Example Sentences

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In the second cast, Christine Shevchenko fell far short of Ms. Teuscher’s finesse, but she essayed the opening “Preghiera” movement with more of its requisite lilt and shimmer than Ms. Teuscher did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Australian is also uniquely incompatible with the American lilt, she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

At the same time, there is a sort of Shakespearean lilt to much of of it; many lines, in my random examination, resolve into iambic pentameter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

But the result was thin, devoid of intonation or personality, and it had an American lilt.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

“Apparitions?” she asked with a pleasant Dutch lilt.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green